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7 G. M. LYSHON MATCH IGNITER FOR LANTERNS Filed Feb. 1''? .1925

Patented Nov. 9, 1926.

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GUY M. LYSHON, OF PITTSFIELD, MAINE.

MATCH IGNITER FOR LANTEBNS.

Application filed February 17, 1925. Serial at. 9,859.

The present invention is a match igniter particularly adapted for use in combination with lanterns of all types, whereby the burner may be lighted from the exterior of the lantern without movement of any of its parts and without subjecting the flame of match or of the wick, during the lighting, to the wind, drafts and the like.

It is known that igniters of this general character have been previously proposed wherein a match is ignited upon insertion through the globe and that the tubular members having their interior surfaces roughened adjacent one end have been utilized for this purpose. These devices, so far as the applicant'is aware, are not susceptible to use with the ordinary so-calle-d tipped match where the brimstone or igniting element is deposited only on the extreme tip of the head of the match.

The object of the present invention is to overcome this or other obvious drawbacks and has for its aim the production of a simple and inexpensive igniter eflicient for this purpose under present conditions.

The invention further resides in sundry details of combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention is disclosed in the form in which it is considered to be the best, but the invention is not limited to such form because it is capable of being embodied in other forms; and it is to be understood that in and by the claims following the description herein it is intended to cover the invention in whatever form it may embody within the scope thereof.

In the drawings which show the preferred embodiment of. the invention, as at present devise-d Fi ure 1 is a fragmentary view of a hand lantern with parts and sections, equipped with the present-invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the igniter shown in Figure 1;

3 is an end view of the igniter shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. '4.- is a sectional view of a modified form of igniter in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 5 is an end view of the igniter shown in Fig. 4e, and

Fig. 6 is an elevation of a further modified form of igniter.

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Like characters refer to similar and like parts throughout the specification and drawings.

With particular reference to the drawings the lantern illustrated in Figure 1 is of conventional hand type and merely shows,

by way of. example, the manner in which the present invention is applied and used in lanterns of all ordinary types.

The burner A of lanterns is invariably equipped with a globe support or gallery B and in most cases this support or gallery is perforated for the purpose of admitting air to the flame of the burner.

The igniter 1 ofthis invention consists of a tubular member gradually tapering from its outer end a to its inner end 7). This tube is preferably made of sheet material and seamed, the sheet having been previously, as at 2, suitably perforated by stamping operation, which produces on the inner face of the tube the burrs or inward projections 8.

The tube is supported, preferably, as shown in this embodiment, by the globe support or gallery B by inserting the inner end Z) of the igniter 1, through an opening therein, to a point where the end Z) lies adjacent thewick slot in the burner A, the igniter being soldered or otherwise suitably held in position on the support B. The purpose of tapering the tube B is to provide an enlarged entrance opening a in which the head of the match may be initially inserted at an angle, with respect to the axis of the tube, so that the brimstone or other ignitable material on the extremity or the extreme tip of the head of the match may engage the roughened side walls of the interior of the tube 1 and by being moved thereagainst cause the match to ignite. The remainder of the tube acts a guide to direct the ignited end of the match to a point adjacent the wick, the openings throughout the length of the tube permitting a suflicient amount of air to enter into the tube for the purpose of supporting the combustion of the match while it is being passed through the tube.

In Figs. 4 and 5 is shown a modified form of invention. The outer or enlarged end a of the igniter l is slightly flattened for a portion of its length to the oval shape shown By this construction the entrance of the igniter is greatly enlarged to enable the match to be inserted thereinto at an angle less acute and more perpendicular to the roughened side walls of the igniter, thereby enabling the ignitable tip on the head of the match to become more directly in engagement with the roughened surface of the ignitcr, and to travel a greater distance thereover. 7

As shown in Fig. 6 the igniter 1 is not made of a conical or tapered tube but a straight cylindrical tube flattened at one end a similarly as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

in some forms "of the invention the burrs may be eliminated and other scratching neans provided on the interior face of the 3. 13%. However, it is deemed essential that table openings 2 should be provided U) or W (3,:

in hroughout the length of the tube for admitting air to support the combustion of the match as it is being passed from the entrance opening a to its opposite end I).

From the foregoing it will be observed that very simple and effective means has been produced to enable lanterns to be lighted from the exterior and Without raising the globe, with matches now generally in use, and it is to be understood that the igniter tube may be made separately and suitably applied to lanterns or may be made in combination with the globe support or gallery B.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed as new is:

1. An igniter for matches comprising a tubular guide, said guide having an entrance end permitting the insertion of a match thereinto at an angle to the axis of the guide, said tube being perforated throughout its s length and scratch means in said tube adjacent said entrance end thereof.

2. An igniter for matches comprising a tubular guide, said guide having an entrance end permitting the insertion of a. match thereinto at an angle to the axis of the guide, said tube being. perforated throughout its length, and burrs formed on the interior of the tube by the edges of said perforations whereby the match may be scratched.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

(iUY M. LYSHON. 

